Wedding Bells Ringing

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BAYONNE, NJ - While COVID-19 may have stopped more extravagant wedding gatherings, an increased number of couples have been tying the knot in Bayonne City Hall Mayor, according to Mayor Jimmy Davis.

“I don’t know why more people are getting municipal weddings,” Davis said. “Some of them had more traditional marriage ceremonies planned and decided to get married anyway. It’s a little strange doing them with the mask on, but it feels good, and people seem to be happy about it.”

In the past, municipal weddings were often a more economical way to get married, with just a minimal charge by some mayors, though not Davis, who have the power vested in them to pronounce couples wed, and a local $28 licensing fee. Some municipalities charge another fee for the ceremony itself, again, one Bayonne foregoes in the name of love.

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“I love doing weddings,” said Davis who keeps his marriage duties to just local couples. “I regularly did them for people before, but since COVID-19, I’ve been doing many more.”

TRENTON, NJ -- Gov. Phil Murphy and Chief Administrator Sue Fulton of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) on Friday announced plans for a phased reopening of MVC facilities to the public following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reopening will proceed in a way that safeguards public health and safety, bringing many changes and improved efficiencies to MVC ...

TRENTON, NJ - A New Jersey state trooper from Bayonne faces up to five years in prison after being charged for allegedly stalking a female motorist in his patrol vehicle while on duty.

According to New Jersey Attorney Gurbir Grewal, on January 28 Trooper Michael Patterson conducted a motor vehicle stop of a female motorist on the New Jersey Turnpike at approximately 9:30 p.m. Patterson let ...

TRENTON, NJ - A New Jersey state trooper from Bayonne faces up to five years in prison after being ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The battle for control of the Bayonne Medical Center continued Thursday with the filing of a temporary restraining order (TRO) by CarePoint Health and BMC Hospital LLC demanding that Hudson Regional Hospital (HRH) stop what they called interference in the deal between the two parties.

Just hours after CarePoint Health and BMC Hospital LLC officials announced that they had ...

BAYONNE, NJ - The battle for control of the Bayonne Medical Center continued Thursday with the ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Republicans are calling on Michael Alonso to resign from the Bayonne Board of Education. The calls come in response to social media posts Alonso shared on Facebook that have been deemed insensitive given current events.

“Where will the Bayonne Riot Start? Walmart-QuikChek-ShopRite?’ Alonso asked in the Sunday post, referring to unrest that has occurred in ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Republicans are calling on Michael Alonso to resign from the ...

TRENTON, NJ - Seeking to give small business that have been especially hard hit by the economic fallout from COVID-19 a boost, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) has announced that applications for the expanded Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program will become live at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9.

Taking an even more active stance in support of these businesses ...

TRENTON, NJ - Seeking to give small business that have been especially hard hit by the economic ...

JERSEY CITY, NJ - Law enforcement officials are investigating a Thursday morning car crash that sent both drivers to Jersey City Medical Center, including a 34-year-old Bayonne man who is said to have sustained serious injuries.

According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the crash occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. when the vehicle, a 2012 Honda Accord, being driven southbound on ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Putting their culinary skills to the test, chefs at the Hudson County Community College Culinary Arts Institute (CAI) have prepared over 900 hot meals for clients of Let’s Celebrate, a Jersey City based soup kitchen in recent weeks, college officials announced.

Let’s Celebrate Food Pantry and Square Meal Community Kitchen is a nonprofit, community service organization that ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Putting their culinary skills to the test, chefs at the Hudson County Community ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - There is “zero chance” that BMC Hospital LLC will become the operators of Bayonne Medical Center, according to officials at Hudson Regional Hospital who on Tuesday announced that they had reached an agreement with Avery Eisenreich to purchase the land that it sits on. The total $220 million deal also includes the purchase of the land on which Hoboken University Medical Center ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - There is “zero chance” that BMC Hospital LLC will become the operators of ...